Necktie-holder



J. BOROS' NECKTIE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 15,1921.

Patented Dec. 2Q, 1921.

no OF BEILWA'UKEE, OREGON, ASSIG-NOR *I'O PERFECTION TIE COA'NY,

(0F PORTLAND, OREGON.

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' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 20 i19%i.

Application filed February 15, 1921. Serial No. 445,148.

To all it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN BoRos, a citizen of the United States, residing at Milwaukee,

in the county of Clackamas and State of Oregon, have invented a new and useful Necktie-Holder, of which the following is a s ecification.

' his invention relates to cravats, it being the primary object of the invention to provide means whereby the .usual four-in-hand string cravat may be converted. into a madeup cravat, thereby eliminating the wear -usually directed thereto in the tying and untying of the cravat.

A further object of the invention is to provide a slidable body portion mounted on a flexible support, the body portion forming a base to accommodate the knot of the cravat, whereby the tie may be slid with the body portion.

A. further object of the invention is to provide resilient means within the body por tion for clamping the flexible support and eliminating any possibility of the knot mov-- ing accidentally, with respect to the collar associated therewith.

Another object of the invention is to provide a body portion of this character wherein all cloth engaging portions thereof will be especially constructed to eliminate wear on the cloth material associated therewith, to increase the life of the cloth material.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a support having novel means for securing the spring member thereto, thereby insuring against the spring member becoming displaced and lost. from the support to render the device inoperative.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the. coment invention and illustrates the manner of supporting the cravat thereon.

Fi 2is a side elevational view of the slidable ody portion.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 2. t

' ig. 4 is a vertical sectional view through the body portion of the tie support.

Fig. 5 is a detail'view of the free ends of the legs of the supporting member.

Fig.6 is a fragmental detail view of one of the eyelets of the supporting member, the same being shown in section.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the slidable cravat support includes a body portion 5 formed of suitable flexible sheet metal material and having its side edges extending inwardly to provide guideways for the flex ible supportlng member 6 associated therewith, and to be hereinafter more fully described. v

The body portion 5 is bent intermediate its ends to provide opposed legs, each of which being provided with an inwardly extending flange indicated at 7, the flanges being shown as extending toward each other. The spring member 9 is formed preferably of Wire materiah circular in cross section, eliminating all sharp edges, and thereby presenting a structure to preserve the life of the cloth material or flexible supporting member associated therewith, and as shown, this spring member is supported within the body portion of the support. The spring member 9 has loops 8 formed at the ends thereof, which loops are secured to the body portion 5 by means of the flanges 7 which are bent over one of the arms of the loops to secure the spring membent) against movement with respect to the support. To further insure against displacement of the spring member 9, the outer corners of the flanges 7 are bent into engagement with the leg portions as at 12, and since the loop members 8 are disposed adjacent to each other, it will be seen that the flexible supporting member 6 may be passed readily therethrough. The spring member 9 normally exerts a lateral pressure on the loop portlons to cause the flexible supporting member 6 to be gripped between portions of the loop members to retain the same against movement.

Each of the leg members is provided with an opening 10 adjacent to the upper end thereof, which openings are of particular This flexible supporting member 6 passes.

constructions as clearly indicated by Fig. 6 of the drawing, wherein the edges of the openings are turned inwardly to provide smooth cloth engaging portions thereby reducing wear directed to the cloth associated therewith to a minimum.

throughthe'opemngs 10 where the same is positioned between the leg members thereof, the intermediate portion of the flexible supporting member being formed into-a loop to be positioned within the collar of the user, to connect the flexible supporting member thereto. f

The free ends of-the flexible supporting member 6 are. secured .to the lower portion of the cravat as by meansof the pin 11,.

thereby preventing ,the flexible supporting member from being drawn through the body portion or support 5 to disconnect the flexible supporting member Grand the support 5, when the cravat is being removed from the neckof the wearer.

In the use of the device, the usual cravat is tied around the body portion 5: so that the knot thereof completely houses the body portion 5. The flexible supporting member 6 is now positioned within the collar of the wearer, whereupon the knot is slid upwardly to a position in proximity with the collar.

It it is to be understood that during the movement of the knot, the fingers of the operator grasp the knot and force the leg members of the support 5 inwardly to release the grip of the loop members -8 on the flexible supporting member 6. When the leg members have been released by the operator,

respect to the flexible supporting member.

2. In a cravat support, a flexible supporting member, a supporting member having openings to accommodate the flexible supporting member, a spring member positioned in the supporting member, and secured thereto, said spring member havin loop members formed at the ends thereo said loop members adapted to accommodate the flexible supporting member to grip the flexible supporting member, and said loop members adapted to restrict movement of the supporting member over the flexible supporting member.

In .testimony that I claim the foregoing 'as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN BOROS.

Witnesses:

AeNns Rooxnnnr, J. R. PATTISON. 

